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   interference

   /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/

   noun

   • 1. the action of interfering or the process of being interfered with: "concerns about government interference in church life" Similar intrusioninterventionintercessioninvolvementimpingingencroachingtrespasstrespassingobtrusionbutting inbarging inmeddlingmeddlesomenesstamperingpryingpoking aroundnosing aroundinformal:horning inmuscling ingatecrashing
   • ▪ the legal blocking of an opponent to clear a way for the ball carrier.
   • ▪ (in ice hockey and other sports) the illegal hindering of an opponent not in possession of the puck or ball.
   • 2. the combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or cancelled.
   • ▪ the fading or disturbance of received radio signals caused by unwanted signals from other sources, such as unshielded electrical equipment, or broadcasts from other stations or channels. Similar disruptiondisturbancestaticfading

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from interfere, on the pattern of words such as difference.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interferential adjective

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